Went on a morning ride with members of the Mountin bike club LUIS VALTUEÑA whose webpage I found a while ago. they just happened to be doing one of their weekly trips from Escorial. Very nice bunch of guys (an one woman). about 17 of us climbed up the Llanios switchback and to the top of Abantos. Groups with a mixed ability - some very strong, others normal. Only a couple had rigid frame bikes. Plenty of waiting for the end group to catch up, but incentive to try to climb on the loose rocks when eveyone else is doing it. Same route as I did the last few days, but a different descent at the Refugio - big rocks, most people dismounted. Saw a fox. Did a great technical descent near the Embalse del Tobar - lots of rocks which most people mismounted for, followed by a hot climb to Malagon. Final steep hard descent on very loose stones and sand on the Via Pecuaria - the old cattle trail which goes straight down. First time I have ridden with a group - great fun. UNfortunately they say the Sierra de Guadarrma is being closed to all motorised traffic and bikes included above 1300m as part of the creation of a national park to stop proterty development. All the cyclists are mad about it, but it seems not much can be done.
23km. 5hrs in lots of stops. 1150 climb.
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